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  1. djvang
    So the new analytics type GMs are learning that huge, long-term contracts are not economically feasible, especially in the the last years of the contract. The gravy train is over.
  2. djvang
    No. He should be banned from baseball just for that ridiculous Karate Kid thing he does.
  3. djvang
    Three-batter minimum I would go with a two-batter minimum. Universal designated hitter Either way is fine 20-second pitch clock Definitely. But it has to be balanced between the pitcher and the batter. Mound visits Four should be enough. Roster size OK. Maximum of 13 pitchers on the roster. Anti-tanking Don't know how they would enforce that. Some teams are just bad. I would also ban The Wave.
  4. djvang
    Castro will pick up the slack in taking called third strikes and then complaining.
  5. djvang
    I expect the Twins to make the playoffs this year because expectations are so low. It's the way they baseball.
  6. djvang
    Bad seed. Steer clear of him.
  7. djvang
    Careful. That's what we heard about Buxton and Sano. I'm old enough to remember pitchers Gasser & Baumgarner who they wouldn't trade for anyone. Neither even made it to the majors.
  8. djvang
    I'm suggesting he could swing at a pitch that might be 1/4" inch out of the strike zone rather than hope that a lesser hitter drives in the run. His anemic RBI totals show that. Escobar drove in more runs and Garver & Cave drove in almost as many in far fewer AB.
  9. djvang
    It was always disappointing when Mauer would work a walk with RISP. How about trying to drive in a run once in awhile? They need to be more aggressive at the plate.
  10. djvang
    Cano? Nothing. Bad seed.
  11. djvang
    And they've already got Grossman to complain about taking called third strikes.
  12. djvang
    It's nice to have a player who actually goes to the plate looking to hit the ball instead of work the count.
  13. djvang
    Relievers are always a crap shoot. They seem to go from great to awful and vice versa with the flip of a switch.
  14. djvang
    Sano and Buxton having been busts so far got me thinking about Steve Gasser and Brian Baumgarner, two minor league pitching phenoms from the mid 80's that the Twins wouldn't trade for anyone. They never made the majors and eventually were traded to the Mets for .........Wally Backman.
  15. djvang
    Exactly. The line that floored me after Buxton came up is that he'd have to change his swing to be successful in the majors. WHAT? That's the whole purpose of the minor leagues! It's not to produce players who can be successful at AAA or AA.
  16. djvang
    September stats should be taken with many grains of salt.
  17. djvang
    I guess they needed a scapegoat for Sano and Buxton being flops.
  18. djvang
    The Twins go into next sentence with low expectations, therefore they'll make the playoffs. That past several years they've always done the opposite of preseason expectations.
  19. djvang
    And umps gave him 3 inches on the outside of the plate.
  20. djvang
    Gonsalves hasn't shown me anything. Soft slop that might bewilder AAA batters doesn't fool major leaguers. He reminds me of Tommy Milone. If his control isn't perfect or the ump isn't giving him the corners he's going to get clobbered when he has to throw the ball over the plate. I'm discouraged that the Twins are so high on him.
  21. djvang
    You'd think they'd learn that September stats mean nothing.
  22. djvang
    Kind of a nothing deal. Rodney didn't figure in their future plans so get whatever you can get. On the plus side we don't have to watch his torturous outings anymore.
  23. djvang
    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
  24. djvang
    Can't watch the bottom of the 9th on the road anymore. Too predictable.
  25. djvang
    Thank you! He was torture to watch. His demeanor on the mound reminded me of Ricky Nolasco. He looked like he'd rather be anywhere else than pitching.
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